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Household of Matthew Mc Gahan (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Matthew Mc Gahan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Mc Gahan, born in 1836 in , consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Bridget Mc Gahan, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1859 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Peter (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ann (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Bridget (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, John Walsh, born in 1851 in Ireland.


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Matthew Mc Gahan's household

Male

Matthew

Mc Gahan

Head
Female

Bridget

Mc Gahan

Wife
Female

Mary

Mc Gahan

Daughter
Male

Peter

Mc Gahan

Son
Female

Ann

Mc Gahan

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Mc Gahan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mc Gahan

Daughter
Male

John

Walsh

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Mc Gahan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Mc Gahan

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Bridget

Mc Gahan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Mc Gahan

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Sunderland, Durham, England

Peter

Mc Gahan

Son

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann

Mc Gahan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Bridget

Mc Gahan

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Mc Gahan

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Walsh

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

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